Posts Tagged: social media

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What Are You Doing?

“Americans are spending more time on social media than volunteering, praying, talking on the phone, emailing, or even exercising.” – the head of Forrester Research at LeWeb conference in Paris this past week

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What Are You Doing?

“Americans are spending more time on social media than volunteering, praying, talking on the phone, emailing, or even exercising.” – the head of Forrester Research at LeWeb conference in Paris this past week

Email is for Old People*

* people with jobs After reading in the latest Pew Report how kids today don’t really use email (“that’s what Facebook is for”), I have been keeping my ears and eyes open for further evidence. In my highly unscientific survey

Email is for Old People*

* people with jobs After reading in the latest Pew Report how kids today don’t really use email (“that’s what Facebook is for”), I have been keeping my ears and eyes open for further evidence. In my highly unscientific survey

Social Media Revolution?

Reading homework kids! Great piece in Foreign Affairs – two sides argue the importance of social media in recent events in the Middle East. And I thought this article in Fast Company is the best thing I’ve ever read on

Social Media Revolution?

Reading homework kids! Great piece in Foreign Affairs – two sides argue the importance of social media in recent events in the Middle East. And I thought this article in Fast Company is the best thing I’ve ever read on

The Anti-Facebook Revolution?

Here AGAIN is Kickstarter, rocking out in the middle of something very very cool. I just checked how much money they’ve raised (boosted no doubt by the article linked to below) and at 9:15 am on Friday, it’s up to

The Anti-Facebook Revolution?

Here AGAIN is Kickstarter, rocking out in the middle of something very very cool. I just checked how much money they’ve raised (boosted no doubt by the article linked to below) and at 9:15 am on Friday, it’s up to

TV Colonizing the Web

Two great companion pieces from last week’s Economist on the surprisingly good state of television. I have an excerpt from one below and the second one, here, takes a more global perspective and offers great numbers from all around the

TV Colonizing the Web

Two great companion pieces from last week’s Economist on the surprisingly good state of television. I have an excerpt from one below and the second one, here, takes a more global perspective and offers great numbers from all around the

Teen Girls Show Restraint Online

Really! Most casual observers believe that teenage girls share shopping information — especially about sales on cool clothes, music, etc. — with their friends online, and that they follow those tips with online purchases. But that belief is only about

Teen Girls Show Restraint Online

Really! Most casual observers believe that teenage girls share shopping information — especially about sales on cool clothes, music, etc. — with their friends online, and that they follow those tips with online purchases. But that belief is only about

College Application Videos

Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could

College Application Videos

Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could

Making Social Media Efforts Pay

So apparently it’s food week at Born Curious. Here’s an article about one brand’s attempt to track sales to social media efforts. I think it’s the shape of loyalty programs to come. Tasti D-Lite has introduced an integrated program utilizing

Making Social Media Efforts Pay

So apparently it’s food week at Born Curious. Here’s an article about one brand’s attempt to track sales to social media efforts. I think it’s the shape of loyalty programs to come. Tasti D-Lite has introduced an integrated program utilizing

What Constitutes the Social Web?

This was in my mailbox this morning, courtesy of the Forrester Blog for Market Research Professionals. When you regularly have conversations with your colleagues about social media activities, the platforms, and the impact on consumers you might find this ‘Conversation

What Constitutes the Social Web?

This was in my mailbox this morning, courtesy of the Forrester Blog for Market Research Professionals. When you regularly have conversations with your colleagues about social media activities, the platforms, and the impact on consumers you might find this ‘Conversation

Check out movieclips.com

I found out about a new website that should make finding specific film clips for presentations/sharing much easier. Mediaweek posted that the new site launched yesterday and I went to check it out. I love that one can search by

Check out movieclips.com

I found out about a new website that should make finding specific film clips for presentations/sharing much easier. Mediaweek posted that the new site launched yesterday and I went to check it out. I love that one can search by